Football Preview: Easley Green Wave vs. Greenwood Eagles
The Easley Green Wave are taking a road trip to square off against the Greenwood Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Easley is coming into the contest on a four-game losing streak.
Easley is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against T.L. Hanna on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Easley took a blow against T.L. Hanna, falling 57-20. While losing is never fun, the Green Wave can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 122nd, while the Yellow Jackets are ranked ninth).
Easley might have lost, but man, Jojo Coleman was a machine: he rushed for 113 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries, and also threw for 131 yards on 13 of 22 attempts. Coleman's longest rush was for an incredible 80 yards.
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, Greenwood's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They received a blow as they fell 31-14 to J.L. Mann. While the Eagles didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Patriots 7-3 in the first quarter.
Easley's defeat dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Greenwood, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 5-2.
Easley lost to Greenwood on the road by a decisive 24-7 margin in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Can Easley avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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